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AT TENNESSEE
Fall 2004: Played in two events in her first season as a Lady Vol...In the Mercedes-Benz Women's Collegiate Championships, Bonner-Shanks finished in a tie for 55th, shooting a total of 234...That effort included a first-round 75...Competed for the Big Orange in the Hooters Match Play Championships...The senior went 0-1 in competition at the event.
AT N.C. STATE:
Fall 2003: Competed in one tournament at N.C. State, the Franklin StreetTrust...Turned in a score of 251 (8-75-87) to finish in 43rd place...
2002-03: Ranked third on squad with a 77.6 scoring average...Fired a one-over 72 in the third round of the NCAA Regional...Turned in a 226 (80-74-72-) to tie for 44th at the regional...Finished in a season-best 10th-place stalemate with a one-over 72 (79-75-72=226) at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship...Tied for 22nd place at the Pine Needles Collegiate...Made a hole-in-one on the par-three, 146-yard, 16th hole at the ACC/SEC Challenge...
2001-02: Ranked second on the team, averaging 77.0 strokes per round...Notched three top-10 finishes in the first three outings of the spring...Finished in a tie for eighth at the Lady Moc Classic with a three-round total of 232...Notched another top-10 performance at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invite with matching rounds of 76 to end in a tie for ninth...Had her best career finish at the Lady Seahawk Invitational when she tied for seventh...Shot her lowest score of the season in the third round with an even par 72...Finished in ties for 18th and 41st, respectively, in the ACC Championships and the NCAA East Regional...Led the team in the spring with a low stroke average of 78.8 after fall competition...Fired the lowest round of the fall season with a 75 at the Hatter Fall Classic where she posted an eighth-place finish...Tied for 23rd at the Tar Heel Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Twice earned all-state recognition...Led squad to region and conference championships in 2000...Named to the all-region and all-conference first team in 1999 and 2000...Captured a Tennessee all-state medal in 1999 and 2000...Was a member of the Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Junior Classical League.
AMATEUR:
Tabbed as a Ruth Eller Junior Medallist by the Tennessee Women's Golf Association in 2000...Finished in sixth place at the 1998 AAU Junior Olympic Tournament...Fired a 241 to take 12th place at the 2000 AJGA-Shell World Golf Village Junior Championship...Captured five event medals at the state or regional level from 1998 to 2000.
PERSONAL:
Plans to pursue a bachelor of science degree with a major in chemistry...Has two sisters, Suzanne, 18; and Janie, 14...Hopes to attend dental school after concluding her playing career...Seven different family members have attended the University of Tennessee...Golf ambition is to be a member of an NCAA Championship team...Married David Shanks July 9, 2004...Daughter of Andy and Johnnie Bonner...Born Sarah Elizabeth Bonner on Nov. 24, 1982, in Kingsport, Tenn.
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